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Internacional vs Botafogo prediction

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Round
Regular Season - 32
Venue
Estádio Beira Rio, Porto Alegre
Referee
Davi de Oliveira Lacerda

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Form

Recent form

Internacional
44Poor

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · -1 goal difference

Botafogo
51Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · -1 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Botafogo or Draw

BetGenius backs Botafogo or Draw (Double Chance) at 68% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

68%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Internacional welcome Botafogo to Porto Alegre in round 32 of Serie A, with the hosts desperate for points to pull themselves out of the relegation zone. Sitting 17th on 32 points, Internacional have struggled to convert performances into victories, managing just four wins across 15 home fixtures this season.

The home side's difficulties are compounded by severe squad depletion heading into this encounter. Multiple defensive pillars and regulars are unavailable, including four players serving suspensions in Matheus Cunha, Gabriel Mercado, Rodrigo Villagra, and Vitinho, alongside injuries to key personnel like defender Guillermo Maripan and goalkeeper Sergio Rochet.

Botafogo enter the match in 11th place on 39 points, positioned in the Copa Sudamericana qualification spots. While their away record shows eight defeats in 15 outings, they face an opponent severely stripped of defensive cohesion and have top scorer Danilo Santos leading their attack.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Internacional suffer a major availability crisis with four players suspended: Matheus Cunha, Gabriel Mercado, Rodrigo Villagra, and Vitinho, alongside injuries to Guillermo Maripan and Sergio Rochet.
  2. Internacional have won only four of their 15 home league matches this season, drawing five and losing six.
  3. Botafogo sit six places and seven points above Internacional in the standings, holding a Copa Sudamericana qualifying berth.
  4. Danilo Santos is in form for Botafogo, leading the side with 10 goals in league competition this campaign.
Availability

Team news

Internacional

  • AnthoniKnee Injury
  • KaykyAnkle Injury
  • G. MaripanMuscle Injury
  • S. RochetLower Back Injury
  • Matheus CunhaRed Card
  • G. MercadoYellow Cards
  • R. VillagraYellow Cards
  • VitinhoYellow Cards
  • AllexInactive
  • A. SanabriaInactive

Botafogo

  • J. BarreraAnkle Injury
  • Kaio PantaleaoKnee Injury
  • Arthur ChavesInactive
  • L. MonzonInactive
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Internacional at homeBotafogo away
15
Played
15
4-5-6
W-D-L
4-3-8
1.2
Scored /game
1.2
1.1
Conceded /game
1.7
27%
Clean sheets
7%
27%
Failed to score
27%
60%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 2.4 goals per game (Internacional at home plus Botafogo away).

Players

Key players this season

Botafogo

  • Danilo Santos10G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

Full table →
#TeamPGDPts
8SantosPromotion - Copa Sudamericana (Group Stage)31+245
9Sao PauloPromotion - Copa Sudamericana (Group Stage)31+142
10RB BragantinoPromotion - Copa Sudamericana (Group Stage)31+341
11BotafogoPromotion - Copa Sudamericana (Group Stage)31-439
12Coritiba31-1139
13Vitoria31-1137
14Mirassol31-836
15Vasco DA Gama30-735
16Corinthians31-733
17InternacionalRelegation - Serie B31-732
18GremioRelegation - Serie B31-1031
19RemoRelegation - Serie B31-1526
20Chapecoense-scRelegation - Serie B30-3218
History

Head-to-head

Full record →
4
Internacional
1
Draws
5
Botafogo

Botafogo have won 5 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.9 goals a game, 60% went over 2.5.

  • 2026-04-25Botafogo2-2Internacional
  • 2025-10-04Internacional2-0Botafogo
  • 2025-05-11Botafogo4-0Internacional
  • 2024-12-05Internacional0-1Botafogo
  • 2024-07-20Botafogo1-0Internacional
BetGenius

Our record in Serie A

62%95 won from 153 settled predictions

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Based on at least 20 settled predictions.
Predictions

1 published market

Featured
Double Chance
Botafogo or Draw
68%
Confidence

Internacional enter this fixture severely weakened by absences, missing four suspended players in Matheus Cunha, Gabriel Mercado, Rodrigo Villagra, and Vitinho, as well as injured defenders and goalkeeper Sergio Rochet. With only four home wins from 15 matches this campaign, Internacional face an uphill battle to dictate play. Botafogo have already accumulated 39 points and possess the attacking quality through Danilo Santos to secure at least a point against a disjointed home side.

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Published October 23, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.